Indian Settlements in Hierarchy Example CityCriteriaClassified under
(a) | Kohima | Urban area with population between 50000 - 1 lakh | Town |
(b) | Udaipur | Urban area with population between 5000 - 1 lakh | Class I City |
(c) | Chennai | Cities having more than 10 million people | Mega City |
Mega Cities | Cities having more than 10 million people | Greater Mumbai UA, Delhi UA, Kolkata UA |
Metropolitan Cities/ Million Plus cities | Cities having population between one million to 10 million | Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad |
Cities/ Class 1 cities | Urban areas having population between 1 lakh to one million | Jalandhar, Udaipur, Gorakhpur, Shillong, Nellore |
Towns | All the urban areas having population between 5000 to 1 lakh | Kohima |